FNUS73 KUNR 282148
FWSUNR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORU PILES...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
248 PM MST SAT JAN 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...WITH HIGH
CLOUD COVER INCREASING FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
BE IN THE LOWER 30S WITH THE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FALLING TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SUNDAY WILL BE WARMER
WITH WESTERLY WINDS A BIT LIGHTER THAN TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    35 MPH AT RIDGETOPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH AT RIDGETOPS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 TO 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SR
REQUESTED BY...LEE DUEKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120128.MORUP.01/UNR